Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran.  U.S. citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and carefully consider nonessential travel.  This Travel Warning updates the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2015.  The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Haiti about the lack of adequate emergency medical facilities, and the security environment in Haiti.  This replaces the Travel Warning dated December 4, 2014 and provides updated information[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2015.  The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high risk of traveling to Cameroon, and urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to the North and Far North regions of Cameroon due to the general threat of terrorism, particularly by the extremist terrorist group Boko[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015. The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest today arguing that making it a crime for people who are homeless to sleep in public places, when there is insufficient shelter space in a city, unconstitutionally punishes them for being homeless.  The statement of interest was[Read More…]

Stradivarius Violin, Constructed in 1734, was Missing for 35 Years Before Its Recovery by the FBI This photo provided by the FBI New York shows The Ames Stradivarius. Source: FBI file. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York, and Assistant Director in[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 270,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 267,000. The 4-week moving average was 268,250, a decrease of 6,500 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2015 – 11:58 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Everybody, please have a seat.  Thank you very much.  I apologize for the slight delay.  Even Presidents have problems with toner.  (Laughter.)   It is a great honor to be back at American[Read More…]

SINGAPORE–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. I’m really glad I practiced going up the stairs. (Laughter.) I was listening to – well, first of all, thank you, Ambassador Wagar. You are doing a terrific job here, and I’m delighted that our friendship on a personal level continues.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015 – 12:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  It is a great pleasure to welcome once again to the Oval Office my good friend, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon.   As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, we can take great[Read More…]

Portland, OR–-(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015.  Today at the Rotary Club of Portland, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) highlighted his support of the Iran nuclear deal and released the following statement: “This fall’s vote on the nuclear agreement with Iran, the United States and our international partners is the most important decision I[Read More…]